Chapter 24
The system's golden prompt arrows pointed in two directions. One side was the direction of Edogawa Conan and Amuro Toru, and the other side was behind Kurokawa Akiho, where there was a door with a sign saying "Non-staff member mistakenly entered."
The amount of the mission reward seemed to be compensating him for the 100,000 yen that had flown away not long ago.
Kurokawa Akiwa frowned as he looked at the mission, and asked in his heart: "What if Conan and Amuro Toru dismantle the bomb, what will happen to the mission?"
Judging from Conan's previous performance, he has the ability to defuse the bomb. If he waits until Conan defuses the bomb after all the hard work, and the system doesn't count, then he'll become a scapegoat again.
System: […After dismantling the bomb, the system will determine the player's participation in the mission. If the player's participation meets the standard, the mission reward remains unchanged.]
"What are the criteria for participation?" asked Kurokawa Akifusa.
[Guaranteed to defuse at least one bomb.]
After receiving a positive answer, Kurokawa Akifumi began to act.
He followed and found a time bomb installed under a shelf in the storage room of the exhibition hall. The bright red countdown on the bomb showed that there were only three minutes left, and it was counting down as time passed.
[Is off-field assistance used?]
The system operation box pops up.
Kurokawa Akishige chose yes.
[Please select an off-site assistance recipient.]
Kurokawa Akifumi can choose from any of the employees bound to the system, and the top priority is definitely the two who originally belonged to the □□ processing team.
When choosing between Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda, Akishi Kurokawa chose Jinpei Matsuda to work overtime without hesitation.
He still remembers the hatred of being picked up.
[Please select the method by which employees will arrive.]
[1. Walk.]
[2. Take a taxi.]
[3. Directed transmission (5000 yen per time)]
Although Kurokawa Akiwa was very excited about the first walk, the three-minute time was imminent, and he thought to himself that if there was another chance in the future, he must let Matsuda Jinpei experience it.
But this directional teleportation actually costs money. Are you crazy?
System: [Players please do not attack the game.]
The bomb countdown decreased by a few seconds, and time was becoming more and more urgent. Kurokawa Akishige gritted his teeth and chose method No. 3.
As the mechanical sound of the system rang out, the area next to Kurokawa Akiwa was selected by an arrow that appeared out of thin air, and then Matsuda Jinpei was thrown down.
Jinpei Matsuda, who was wearing a maintenance worker's uniform and holding a spicy hot dog in his hand, was a little confused when he was thrown down. He moved a few times in a hurry and almost lost his footing.
He looked around at the unfamiliar environment. He was originally having dinner in the park, but just as he sat down, he was moved to another place in the blink of an eye. His eyes under his sunglasses were secretly alert. When his gaze fell on Kurokawa Akiwa who was squatting on the ground looking at him, that hint of alertness turned into helplessness as expected.
Since entering the amusement park, he's encountered so many things beyond his comprehension that Matsuda Jinpei, accustomed to them, put down his chili hot dog. His tone was filled with the calmness of such events. "What's going on this time?"
Kurokawa Akiwa knocked on the bomb shell and said, "Do your job."
Matsuda Jinping looked over and saw the bright red countdown on the bomb was ticking.
He raised his eyebrows. The countdown was imminent. He squatted down and took the bomb from Kurokawa Akiho's hand. He found a tool in the utility room and skillfully disassembled the bomb's shell.
The internal structure of the bomb was displayed in front of them, with red and blue lines intricately intertwined. Kurokawa Akishige felt a bit overwhelmed after just one look.
The countdown was less than two minutes, but Jinpei Matsuda still hadn't made a move.
Kurokawa Akiwa looked a little anxious, thinking about the 100,000 yen, "Can you do it?"
Being questioned, Matsuda Jinpei raised his eyebrows and said, "If I can't do it, will you take it down?"
Kurokawa Akifumi sighed, "You're talking so much, are you sure you can't dismantle it? I should have called Hagiwara earlier."
Jinpei Matsuda cut a string cleanly and the countdown stopped.
He turned his head and asked, "What did you say?"
Kurokawa Akiwa: "It's nothing, just tear it down quickly."
He was afraid that after Conan finished dismantling the place and came over here, it would be too troublesome for him to explain to Jinpei Matsuda.
He couldn't be like that little Conan kid, fooling people. Did he say these were his employees, coming to help defuse the bomb in a time of crisis? Or that his employees just happened to be at the party? It's too much of a stretch to just look at the list and see if something's wrong.
Just as he was daydreaming, the system's task box popped up again, and the progress of the task changed from 0/2 to 1/2.
Conan defused the bomb.
So fast.
Kurokawa Akishige was thinking.
They will definitely come here to tear it down soon. With the keenness of the little detective, he will find it here quickly.
Kurokawa Akiho looked at Matsuda Jinpei's back and asked thoughtfully, "Do you know Amuro Toru?"
Matsuda Jinpei was puzzled: "Who is that?"
Kurokawa Akifusa pinched the spicy hot dog that Matsuda Jinpei had placed aside and wondered in his mind. Matsuda Jinpei didn't know Amuro Toru, so could it be someone Morofushi Kagemitsu knew during his undercover work?
Kurokawa Akishige, who was confused, glanced at the barrage.
Mazda doesn't really know Toru Amuro, because he only knows Rei Furuya.
【Are we meeting?! 】
【Can Laozei update faster? 】
Falling to zero?
Kurokawa Akiwa lowered his eyelashes and stared at the spicy hot dog in his hand.
As a contemporary, it is impossible that Zhu Fujingguang was the only one to go undercover.
Private investigator, waiter at Polo Cafe.
From this point of view, there is a high possibility that Toru Amuro is an undercover agent.
The aroma of the freshly made spicy hot dogs was tangy, with a subtle spiciness that was just right. The room was small and cluttered with stuff, so the smell quickly filled the entire area.
Kurokawa Akishige stared at it for a while, then subconsciously sniffed it. His stomach was aroused, and he asked, "Is this Oda's new flavor?"
I've never tasted a hot dog like this before.
Matsuda Jinpei, who was busy defusing the bomb, heard the voice: "I just made it, and before I had a chance to taste it, you dragged me here to do hard labor."
Kurokawa Akiho held the spicy hot dog and curled his lips: "Is that so? Then I'll help you try it."
After saying that, he opened the package and took a bite in front of Jinpei Matsuda who was working hard.
The rich aroma of food was mouth-watering, and the spicy hot dog wasn't as spicy as Kurokawa had imagined. The hot dog was spicy and slightly chewy, and the rich sauce exploded in his mouth, blending beautifully with the fresh lettuce. The slightly crisp texture made the overabundance of the ingredients less greasy.
The spiciness only gradually spreads across the tongue after the first bite. It's not an overwhelming spiciness right off the bat. The spiciness slowly takes over the mouth, numbing the tip of the tongue as the spiciness grows stronger. Even when it's beyond your tolerance, you can't stop.
It's like controlling people's nerves and making them gradually addicted.
Unexpectedly delicious.
Kurokawa Akiwa's eyes lit up. He had never expected that Oda Sakunosuke had such a skill. He put the 100,000 yen he cared about behind his mind. He had already seen the possibility of achieving the final mission by relying on spicy hot dogs.
Before he knew it, Kurokawa Akiho had already eaten most of the spicy burger in his hand.
When Jinpei Matsuda finished unpacking and looked back, he found that the spicy burger he brought had been eaten up.
The leek employee who worked overtime hard had a hash mark on his forehead and said unhappily, "What are you doing, kid?"
"Help you taste it." Kurokawa Akifumi answered honestly.
Matsuda Jinpei sneered.
"Don't be so stingy, Matsuda." Kurokawa Akifumi's blue cat eyes were cunning. "Oda's tolerance for spicy food is very high. What if you can't handle this spicy food? This is for your safety."
"Besides, as a conscientious principal, I should be at the forefront of my employees' lives and help them eliminate any danger."
Matsuda Jinpei, who is immune to Kurokawa Akiho's high-sounding bullshit, said, "If the chili hot dogs don't come from you, then it's the best protection for your employees."
Kurokawa Akishige understood the implication of Matsuda Jinpei's words. He glared at him fiercely and said, "If you mention this again, you'll have to work overtime every day, Matsuda Jinpei!"
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Amuro Toru's purple-gray pupils suddenly contracted. He stared at the door of the utility room not far away and quickened his pace.
"Eh?" Edogawa Conan looked at Amuro Toru who suddenly sped up and was a little confused, "What happened to Mr. Amuro?"
Is it because the bomb is about to be fired? Why is Mr. Amuro suddenly so anxious? He can't keep up. Damn this body!
"There's no time to explain now." Toru Amuro picked up Conan Edogawa, his expression serious and determined.
He heard Jinpei Matsuda.
The person who said this was Kurokawa Akiwa, the mysterious director.
He absolutely had to find out.
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